Manage Performance & Power Using 40-nm FPGAsvaughn/papers/manage_power... · 2012. 4. 13. · 400 MHz/800 Mbps QDR II 350 MHz QDR II+ 400 MHz RLDRAM II 400 MHz LVDS 1.60 Gbps DDR3

Seyi Verma

Vaughn Betz

Manage Performance & Power Using 40-nm FPGAs

Copyright © 2008 Altera Corporation

Agenda

� Design requirements

� Stratix® IV FPGAs: Highest performance and lowest power− Processing techniques

− Architectural innovations

− Quartus® II software CAD system

� High-end FPGA competitive comparison


Design Requirements

Designer GoalsWhat You

Need FromYour FPGA

What You Need FromYour FPGA Software

Functionality High density

�Ease of use

�Maximum utilization

�Low compile times

Meet timing constraintsHigh performance

�Detailed constraint entry

�Powerful timing analysis tool

�Optimization of all timing requirements

Meet power budget Low power� Automatic power optimization

� Accurate power analysis/reports

Maximize performance and minimize power

Stratix IV High-End FPGA Highlights


Stratix IV FPGAs� Highest density

− Up to 680K LEs

− Up to 22.4-Mbits internal RAM

− Up to 1,360 18x18 multipliers

� Highest bandwidth and performance− Up to 48 transceiver blocks operating

at up to 8.5 Gbps

− Maximum clock rates of 600 MHz

� Broad protocol support

− Including hard IP for PCI Express Gen1 and Gen2

� Lowest power− 40-nm process benefits including

0.9-V core voltage

− Programmable Power Technology (PPT)

− Quartus II PowerPlay technology

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Managing Performance and Power Through Process Technology


NMOS

PMOS

40-nm Process�Aggressive gate length

− Better density and higher speed than 45 nm

�Second-generation strained silicon

− Increases electron mobility by up to 30%

− Transistor level performance is up to 40% higher

�Strained silicon benefit can be converted to

− Higher speed

− Lower power (standby and dynamic)

In 40 nm, Altera converts benefits of strain to lower power


Leading Edge Process Technology at 40 nm

� Advanced 40-nm process at 0.9 V− Lower voltage � reduces dynamic power by 33%

− 30% capacitance reduction � reduces dynamic power

− 39% shorter channel length compared to 65 nm �increases performance

� Multiple-gate oxide thicknesses (triple oxide) − Trade-off static power vs. speed per transistor

� Multiple-threshold voltages− Trade-off static power vs. speed per transistor

� Low-k inter-metal dielectric− Reduces dynamic power, increases performance

� Super strained silicon− Increases electron and hole mobility by 30%

− Balance between power and performance

� Copper interconnect− Increased performance, reduced IR drop

Best-in-class process for power and performance

40-nm

40 nm

Architecture Innovation:Better Performance, Reduced Power


Design-Specific Power Optimization� Only a small fraction of logic is performance critical

Slack Histogram

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Note: A simple “model” showing Programmable Power Technology. Actual implementation varies and is patented.

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Programmable Power Technology

Performance where you need it, lowest power everywhere else

Logic array

High-speed logic

Timing criticalpath

Low-power logic

Unused low-power logic


Quartus II Software Automatically Uses PPT

Placement and routing

Synthesis

Timing analysis

Tiles with timing slack�� low power

No Yes

All high-speed tiles

Mostly low-power tiles

Unused tiles �� low power

Done?


Stratix IV FPGA DDR3 Support

Interconnect Performance

DDR3>533 MHz/1067

Mbps

DDR2400 MHz/800

Mbps

QDR II 350 MHz

QDR II+ 400 MHz

RLDRAM II 400 MHz

LVDS 1.60 Gbps

DDR3 DIMM support

at 533 MHz through

read/write leveling

Read and write leveling and resynchronization capability

Read

Write

1 :2demux

Sync block

Sync block

DQ Hard IO 1 :2demux

Syncblock

Syncblock

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on-chip

termination

Variable delay

for dynamic trace

compensation

Programmable

drive strength

and slew rate

control

I/O FeatureStratix IV FPGAs

Benefit

Dynamic On-Chip Termination (OCT)

�� Saves power

DDR3 Read/Write Leveling

��Required for

DIMM support

Variable I/O Delay ��Allows signal

de-skew


Write Read

Dynamic OCT

�Write: Rs on, Rt off → Matching line impedance

�Read: Rs off, Rt on → Terminating far end

Stratix IV FPGA Memory chip Stratix IV FPGA Memory chip


Power Reduction with DDR3and Dynamic OCT

� DDR3 consumes 30% lower power than DDR2

− DDR2 requires 1.8-V VCC rails

− DDR3 requires 1.5-V VCC rails

� Dynamic OCT reduces termination power by 1 W/72-bits

Save 1.9W per 72-bit DIMM at 1067 Mbps


Stratix IV GX Embedded Transceivers

Data Rate Transceiver Power

3.125 Gbps 100 mW

6.375 Gbps 135 mW

8.5 Gbps 165 mW

Highest system bandwidth and power efficiency

� Up to 48 transceivers

− 3G, 6G, and 8G channels

� Comprehensive protocol support

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Complete PCI Express Solution (Hard IP)

PCS/PMA

PCI Express Hard IP

Legend

Soft Logic

Integrated Gen1/Gen2 support

PCI Express Gen2

Feature x8 x4 x2

Bandwidth 40 Gbps 20 Gbps 10 Gbps

Dynamic Power 600 mW 440 mW 350 mW

� Gen1 and Gen2 hard IP protocol stack (x2, x4, and x8)

− Guaranteed timing closure− Low latency− Minimizes power− Saves logic and memory− No IP fee

Quartus II Software CAD Takes Full Advantage Of Silicon


Timing Analysis and Closure

� Easy to use− Enter constraints via script or GUI− Extensive reports and visualization

� Powerful timing constraints− Uses SDC syntax− Complex clocking schemes− Source-synchronous design

� Complete analysis− Rise/fall delays− On-die variation (min/max)− Jitter models− Multiple corners (3 for Stratix IV FPGAs)

� Accurate delays− Full non-linear circuit simulator− Within 1% of SPICE, but 10,000 times

faster− Complex end-of-life effects modeled

� Full optimization− Optimize all timing constraints− Across all process corners


Power: Analysis and Optimization

Designentry

Constraints

Speed ��Area ��Power ��

Place and route

Optimize power ��

PowerPlay power

analyzer

Power-optimized design �

Synthesis

Optimize power ��

Accurate power modeling

�Physics-based models

�Proven methodology and correlation

Accurate modeling enables good optimization

�Routing, logic, RAM, static


Dynamic Power Optimization

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Higher Productivity Through Lower Compile Times

� Problem:− FPGA capacity outpacing CPUs

− 68x FPGA logic

− 16x CPU speed

− 4.3x gap

� Solution:− Faster algorithms

− Parallel code

− Incremental compile

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Stratix III w/ Parallel Compile

Competitive Comparison

Stratix IV FPGAs and Virtex-5 FPGAs

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Stratix IV FPGA Power Saving Techniques

Power Minimizing Technique

Stratix IV

FPGAs

Virtex-5

FPGAs

Silicon process optimizations � �

Programmable power technology �

DDR3 with dynamic OCT �

PCI Express Gen2 hard IP �

Software static power optimization �


Static Power Comparison

Stratix IV FPGAs double the density AND minimize static power

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PCI Express Hard IP Minimizes Core Power

FPGA industry’s lowest power PCI Express solution

Xilinx’s PCIe soft IP Altera’s PCIe hard IP

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Assumptions:

Altera: Hard IP in Gen2 x4 configuration

Xilinx: Soft IP with bandwidth equivalent to Gen2 x4 derived using resource count from Xilinx CoreGen and XPE v10.1

Conditions: Toggle Rate = 20%

50% Less Power


50% Less power

45% Less power

29% Less power

Reduce power consumption by 50%

Save Multiple Watts/Device (300K LEs)Save Multiple Watts/Device (300K LEs)


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$80.00

57%Savings

46%Savings

36%Savings

PCB Cost Cost for Caps Cost for Heatsink and Fan

Hidden CostsHidden Costs

Reduce hidden costs with Stratix IV FPGAsby 57% per device!


Core Performance

On average, Stratix IV FPGAs are 35% fasterthan Virtex-5 FPGAs

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Stratix IV FPGAsare on average 35% faster

Conditions•Best effort (Xplorer, DSE, and seed sweep)•Fastest speed grade•Quartus II software version 8.0 and ISE 10.1i•Real customer designs


Stratix IV FPGAs: Unprecedented Core PerformanceStratix IV FPGAs: Unprecedented Core Performance

Achieve higher performance and lower costs with Stratix IV FPGAs

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Stratix IV FPGAs: Unprecedented I/O Performance

InterconnectVirtex-5 FPGAs

(65 nm)Stratix IV FPGAs

(40 nm)

DDR2 333 MHz 400+ MHz

DDR3 No DIMM support 533 MHz

QDR II 300 MHz 350 MHz

QDR II+ No DIMM support 400 MHz

RLDRAM II 300 MHz 400 MHz

LVDS 1.25 Gbps 1.6 Gbps

Transceivers 3G, 6G 3G, 6G, 8G

PCI-Express Hard IP x8 No solution 40G

Higher bandwidth with Stratix IV FPGAs


� Highest bandwidth and performance− Core clock speeds of 600 MHz− Up to 48 transceiver blocks operating

at up to 8.5 Gbps− DDR3 at 1067 Mbps− LVDS at 1.6 Gbps− Quartus II software performance optimization

� Lowest power− 0.9-V core voltage on an optimal 40-nm process− Programmable Power Technology− Lowest transceiver power− DDR3 with dynamic OCT− Integration of hard IP for PCI Express Gen1 and

Gen2− Quartus II PowerPlay technology

Highest system bandwidth and power efficiency

SummarySummary

40-nm andarchitecturalinnovations

Stratix IV FPGAs


Resources� Visit Stratix IV FPGA power web page

− http://www.altera.com/products/devices/stratix-fpgas/stratix-iv/overview/power/stxiv-power.html

� Visit Stratix IV FPGA performance web page

− http://www.altera.com/products/devices/stratix-fpgas/stratix-iv/overview/performance/stxiv-performance.html

� See Stratix IV FPGA transceiver (8G) and LVDS (1.5 Gbps) demos

− http://www.altera.com/b/40-nm-stratix-iv-video.html

� Download Stratix IV FPGA power white paper

− http://www.altera.com/literature/wp/wp-01059-stratix-iv-40nm-power-management.pdf

� Stratix IV EPE – power estimation spreadsheet

− http://www.altera.com/support/devices/estimator/pow-powerplay.jsp

� See what Programmable Power Technology did for Stratix III FPGAs

− http://www.altera.com/products/devices/stratix-fpgas/stratix-iii/overview/power/st3-power.html


Additional Resources

� How Altera performs FPGA benchmarks

− http://www.altera.com/literature/wp/wpfpgapbm.pdf

� Guidance on accurately benchmarking FPGAs white paper

− http://www.altera.com/literature/wp/wp-01040.pdf

� Reproduce results through open cores

− http://www.altera.com/products/devices/stratix-fpgas/stratix-iii/overview/architecture/performance/st3-opencores.html

Thank You!

For more information visit: www.altera.com

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